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E. N. PTL'KB. CAN OPENER.

(No Model.)

Patented Sept. 15, 189.6.

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To all ti/tont-I't 11u14/ concern: i

. 'f l EDWARD nEY PIKE, or oRANeEvILLE, CANADA.`

.- sprorricn'rron formingparsbf Lears retentir@ 567,722, dated septemper .155, fleets.

y Applicationnea' Ma'yv, iste. serial No. 590.56m gno mda'mr f "i Be it known .thatL EDWARD NEY PIKE, a .citizen of Canada, residing atl Orangeville, in the countyof Dufferin, Province of Ontario and Dominion of Canada, have. invented cer` tain new and usefullmprovelnents in Can-Q Openers; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the in`` l ve'ntion, such as will enable otherssliilled in 1o the art to which 'it appertains to make and use :thef same.

can-openers, and ithas for its prime object toprovide aldevice at a Vcomparativelysmall expense which will permit of the whole contents ,of a can being removed at once,l the top Vl being severed by .removinga stripl of the materialfroni the body. vf

from 4the' :followingv .-25 when ltakenin the aet'of removing l 11`ig. L is a sectional vicxv of the device, taken 3o: ,v Fraz-1'; and Fig.

inthe plane indicated by dotted vlines on taken-through the cutting-blades.

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Referringfby letter to said"dra\\'ings, A.

indicates the upper and 13 the lower lever,` each oi which is provided. with a suitable handle at its Arear 4end, inea'ns of a sprinjg` C in the usual manner.` The vupper lcverhas its forward end slightly 0r bifurcatcd, as at a. lhe'lower lever is rabbetedon opposite sides at its forward end, as shown at-b. ,l

,y D indicates two cuttingbladesWhich-are secured at their inner ends, one in eachrabforming a 'fork or Islot d.

beted portion of the' lever B, by means of rivets cor other suitable fastening devices, the

blades beyond the forward en d 'of saidlever These'blades are of a peculiar c0nstruction,their lower longitu- 50 dinal edges e being square and forming el1tters.v lSaid blades taper 'from their points f 1 rearwardly, as lshown 'at g", and better seen -in i Fig.- 2 off: dra'Wings, v l tapers extend from. the point f to the heels, j

. upwardly 'or from the` cnttinmfed'ges e to the 4 :backsor upper edges h.. 'yf

cutting-blade, 'which' is 'at- 4,This invention relates to improvements in A' further object of/the invention iste-sol the top from a can.

3A is a cross-sectional view the lsidewalls of the and is connected by I curved downwardly, as shown, and is slotted slotted, al second`flever'rabbeted E indicates a y tachcd at its upper end in thefork of thenle `ver A by rivets or the like. This blade E'i's curved substantiallyas shown, and ispivoted 5 The ,blade-iE has at a sui-table point between theblades Dby I jmeans 'of ajboltor rivet t'.

itscuttin'g-edge uppermostand'square.and

tapers44 from itspoint to its heeland-also from" its cutting-edge :to its back, tocorres'pond with the tapers of the blades D By reason of thispeculiar .construction and arrangement of the cutting-bladesit Will be observedthat I geta 'scissors-like action and'provide a very free clearance for' thev strip j offmaterial which I remove from the. can in lopening.the

same, This construction permits of avery rapidl manipulation ofthe device; --infact, the I quicker the operation the easier and the lessexertion required toopen acan.'` j

For the sake of cheapness iii-*manufacture the levers maybe'made-of malleableiromand the cutters only to be made of steel. It'will be observed that thede'vice is not intended to cutithe canat the' top, butto'removcfthc cover or top completelyV by 'cutting 'f can. -In operation thev can should "be first' placed on its side. The

.operator should then take'hold fof the handle A, forcing,` the point of the vblade through the side Wall o the` can at a suitable Soli;

point 'j l fromthe top. vThe can may then be turned I upor placed on its bottom, when, by lna'nipn-v I f j lati'ngthe'lew'fer in a manner similar tof-"a, of scissors, the top can' be Vsevered an contents removed as a whole.

cases the point of the blade or cutter E can be sides at-'itsrforward ends, th

l, `It isv obviousthatthe device .canbe-used* ilv u on boxes, su ch ascontain sardines, and in such"` inserted in thetop,insteadoflthesidewall'Y Having described my invention, what VI" l beted portion of the latter lever and forming al c'ttng-jaw with an open forward e A1 and square edges and its sidewalls tapering from cured in the lslot of the other lever and ha rin its upper edges square and forming;l a entier,

and adapted To entirely remore a S1 rip oi' the material eperaied on, snbsanlally as spee- 1o 

